A great addition to the best-in-market on-camera microphone category, the RØDE VideoMic Pro+ is a true shotgun microphoneDefinition:
A long, cylindrical microphone that uses line interference tube technology to create a very narrow and focused pickup pattern. Typically used to capture sounds at a distance, while blocking out interference from other sound sources. engineered for specific use with camcorders, DSLRDefinition:
DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex):
1. Camera that uses a mirror to view the image. 2. >Mirrorless camera with an electronic eyepiece viewfinder. cameras, and portable audio recorders, as a source of both primary and reference audio.
It comes equipped with the best-in-class Rycote Lyre suspension system onboard, improving upon the existing VideoMic Pro capsule/line tubeDefinition:
(slang) A vacuum tube or (valve), an electronic amplifying or rectifying element with a heating filament, in a glass or metal envelope. and windshield, and boasts an array of features.